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1946 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

Ayrshire Collieries Corp. et al. v. United States et al.

331 U.S. 132 · 67 S. Ct. 1168 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2899

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
467
U.S. Reports
331 U.S. 132
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 1168
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2899

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ayrshire Collieries Corp. et al. v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Wiley RutledgeDissent

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